PLEASE READ: The NEW SHOP is separate and distinct from the OLD SHOP. If you place an order on the OLD SHOP, you will not be able to use the NEW SHOP to check on your order and vice versa. Unfortunately, we were not able to resolve the two shop databases in order to transfer customer histories and accounts. Both shops are fully operational and capable of taking orders.
 

TOYS Super Mario Bros Set C JPN
 TOYS More Dots Mario - Shipping May 2006
«©NCSX» Mario and Luigi have already been featured in Tomy's Dots toys but they were plain with just Mario or Luigi lounging against black space. To bump up the plumbers' level of game, Tomy has started preorders for another pair of Mario Dots toys which use the higher "resolution" 4-part pegboards and 650 pegs per set. Instead of Mario standing against a black backdrop in his original Dots incarnation, the new Mario kit allows him to stomp on a Goomba and rise up like a eagle. Preorders are welcome for two new kits as follows:

Dots Super Mario - Set C
   Featuring Mario and 650 pegs of colors conducive to creating the mighty plumber.

Dots Super Mario - Set D
   Luigi swaggers like Mario with 650 pegs  friendly to his green and white color scheme.

 
 

PS2 Samurai 7 JPN
 PS2 Samurai 7 - Shipping May 25, 2006
«©NCSX» Based on the animated adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Shichinin no Samurai (The Seven Samurai, 1954) PS2 Samurai 7 follows the general gist of the 26-episode television series. As the story goes, the village of Kanna is one of many victims of the Nobuseri - a band of roving ronin who have become cyborg vandals after losing their masters. Exacting a heavy chunk of the rice harvest each year, the Nobuseri have no qualms with snatching women for their whims either. That certainly won't do.

   In the animation series, the denizens of Kanna send out three young adventurers to seek out samurai who are willing to defend the village for rice. Just rice. The PS2 game follows the travels of a young orphan who ventures out into the world to become a samurai after losing his parents. One day, he meets an old friend from Kanna and they enjoy a impromptu reunion before the subject of the Nobuseri is brought up. Despite vowing to become a samurai, the seeds of change in Japanese society have sprouted and the samurai class are going the way of the dinosaur. With little prospects of finding a master, the protagonist agrees to return to Kanna with his friend and recruit seven samurai (well, they're really ronin) to defend the village from the Nobuseri.

   The PS2 game uses animation sequences from the source material as well as new animations exclusive to the adventure. As an added bonus for fans of the series, background information on the seven samurai will also be revealed in the game. Samurai 7 follows the strategy-battle theme of familiar Idea Factory games and an affinity system is used where the player's level of interaction and trust with each samurai affects their performance in battle. While the game follows the story arc of the animation series, there are alternate routes which lead to new stories and developments which affect the course of the game. The affinity system extends to the rapport that the protagonist shares with the villagers which affects how they support the team of samurai throughout the game.

   Preorders are welcome for the regular edition of the game which ships on May 25. Idea Factory has also opened up preorders for a limited edition of Samurai 7 which is bundled with an art booklet filled with illustrations of the samurai and villagers and a bonus DVD which contains an original Samurai 7 video animation.
 

 

 

PSP Dancing Blade UMD JPN
 NEWS General Updates
Dancing Blade UMD-Video / New Import
   The Dancing Blade animation sequences from the Dreamcast game have been cleaned up and spooled into a full length interactive movie for the PSP which runs 62 minutes. User interaction is sparse but it's there... Orders are welcome to ship today. View back cover scan.
Final Fantasy XII / Japan Restock
   As mentioned on Wednesday's late update, all preorders for the Japanese version of FFXII have shipped yesterday along with all preorders for the Asian version of the game. Restock of the Japanese version will arrive tomorrow and all backorders will be dispatched by Friday afternoon.
Tales of Eternia / European PSP
  Available again as of yesterday afternoon. New orders are welcome to ship today as long as we receive your order before 5PM EST.
NDS Lite Update
   Most of our suppliers have lost interest in the NDS Lite due to the problems in stocking them. We understand their position since it's unproductive to invest time and energy pursuing the vapors. Our preorders are still on reservation so we'll have first dibs on a chunk of Lites in the event Nintendo is able to ship larger supplies to market in the next few weeks. Our guesstimate is late March at this point.  
 
 

Sega Saturn Magazine Vol. 17
249 pages; N/M Condition
Price US$7.50 per copy
 MOTD Sega Saturn Magazine Vol. 17 [Oct/Nov 1996] allGone
Cover: Sakura Taisen
 p28-30 Landmark News on coin-ops, Sega's Digio Digital Camera, Nighttruth stage drama, Aquazone, and new music releases.
p37-45 Sakura Taisen special report with information on game scenarios, features, characters who speak with the LIPS routine, big map areas to check out, and details on the enemy mechs to encounter.
p46-49 Virtual On update with closer looks at Belgdor and Bal-Bas-Bow.
p50-53 Kakyusei story, gals, bosoms, and more.
p60-63 Tactics Ogre opening scene, event triggers, and battle system.
p65-81 Street Fighter Zero 2 extravaganza. 
p84-85 Necronomicom pinball game info.
p65-81 Street Fighter Zero 2 extravaganza. 
p86-88 Tosihiro Nagoshi and Ryuichi Hattori of Sega dish on Daytona USA.
p92-93 Prikura Daisakusen characters and info. We recall one fateful week in 1997 when NCS coffers still had 200+ copies of the game in stock in those long boxes that Saturn games were shipped in. Someone wrote a positive review somewhere and we blew out all of our inventory. One week. Done.

11:05AM Bias is short .. 

 
Summary of the Week
Monday NDS Phoenix Wright Redux  NEWS Preorders open for Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack Limited Edition, Valkyrie Profile Lenneth Trading Arts figures and PS2 Valkyrie Profile Silmeria, DQ & FF in Itadaki Street for PSP preorders, Release outlook for the week 
Tuesday NEWS Preorders open for Nintendo Art Clock, Dots Bubble Bobble, Carmen 99, and One Piece Swimmers
Wednesday NDS Chou-Gekijou-Han Keroro Gunsou  PS2 Final Fantasy XII, Guitar Freaks V & DrumMania V, Sotsugyo 2nd Generation  PSP World Rally Championship  NEWS Playstation 3 for November 2006
Thursday PSP Dancing Blade Momotenshi  NEWS Dots Mario Set C and D, PS2 Samurai 7 regular and LE preorders
Friday NEWS NCS Summer 2006 Product Preview - Pokemon Sandals, Pokemon Change Towel, and others
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